This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis isgentrificationThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchPoordoorNOT IN MYBACKYARDYuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficFree!BaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Notenoughparking.Toomanypeople.I'm anativeCalgarianIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyShadowsIt willbenoisyNo oneridestransitToomanypetsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?CollegestudentsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandToomuchluxuryThis isn'taffordableWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toDevelopersare justgreedyThink ofthe prairiedogsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterHeightlimitSillyHallUnsafefor kidsNoise.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis isgentrificationThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchPoordoorNOT IN MYBACKYARDYuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficFree!BaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Notenoughparking.Toomanypeople.I'm anativeCalgarianIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyShadowsIt willbenoisyNo oneridestransitToomanypetsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?CollegestudentsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandToomuchluxuryThis isn'taffordableWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toDevelopersare justgreedyThink ofthe prairiedogsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterHeightlimitSillyHallUnsafefor kidsNoise.

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 many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  2. This is gentrification
  3. This is valuable open space
  4. We support more housing, just not here
  5. We support more housing, just not this much
  6. Poor door
  7. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  8. Yuppies
  9. I've lived here for ___ years
  10. Too much traffic
  11. Free!
  12. Bad design
  13. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  14. Not enough parking.
  15. Too many people.
  16. I'm a native Calgarian
  17. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  18. Shadows
  19. It will be noisy
  20. No one rides transit
  21. Too many pets
  22. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  23. College students
  24. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  25. Calgary housing market is exempt from supply/demand
  26. Too much luxury
  27. This isn't affordable
  28. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  29. I drive but don’t want anyone else to
  30. Developers are just greedy
  31. Think of the prairie dogs
  32. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  33. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  34. Height limit
  35. Silly Hall
  36. Unsafe for kids
  37. Noise.