This isn'taffordableBaddesignNOT IN MYBACKYARDUnsafefor kidsToomuchluxuryThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToo manypeople onthe TalreadyYuppiesThinkof thechildrenShadowsI'm anativeBostonianYuppiesNoise.The Tdoesn'tworkFree!This isgentrificationWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterCollegestudentsNotenoughparking.We supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalToomuchtrafficThis isvaluableopenspaceToomanypeople.Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe TalreadyThis isn'taffordableBaddesignNOT IN MYBACKYARDUnsafefor kidsToomuchluxuryThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToo manypeople onthe TalreadyYuppiesThinkof thechildrenShadowsI'm anativeBostonianYuppiesNoise.The Tdoesn'tworkFree!This isgentrificationWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterCollegestudentsNotenoughparking.We supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalToomuchtrafficThis isvaluableopenspaceToomanypeople.Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe Talready

NIMBY BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. This isn't affordable
  2. Bad design
  3. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  4. Unsafe for kids
  5. Too much luxury
  6. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  7. Too many people on the T already
  8. Yuppies
  9. Think of the children
  10. Shadows
  11. I'm a native Bostonian
  12. Yuppies
  13. Noise.
  14. The T doesn't work
  15. Free!
  16. This is gentrification
  17. We support more housing, just not this much
  18. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  19. College students
  20. Not enough parking.
  21. We support more housing, just not here
  22. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  23. I've lived here for ___ years
  24. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  25. Too much traffic
  26. This is valuable open space
  27. Too many people.
  28. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  29. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  30. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  31. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  32. Developers are just greedy
  33. It's too weird-looking and original
  34. It will be noisy
  35. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  36. Too many people on the T already