Free!ToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm anativeCalgarianThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandDevelopersare justgreedyWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis isgentrificationThink ofthe prairiedogsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomuchtrafficIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isn'taffordableUnsafefor kidsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Noise.Toomanypeople.ToomanypetsWe supportmorehousing, justnot herePoordoorYuppiesNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNo oneridestransitHeightlimitI've livedhere for___ yearsCollegestudentsThis isvaluableopenspaceSillyHallThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsNotenoughparking.BaddesignIt willbenoisyShadowsFree!ToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm anativeCalgarianThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandDevelopersare justgreedyWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis isgentrificationThink ofthe prairiedogsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomuchtrafficIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isn'taffordableUnsafefor kidsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Noise.Toomanypeople.ToomanypetsWe supportmorehousing, justnot herePoordoorYuppiesNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNo oneridestransitHeightlimitI've livedhere for___ yearsCollegestudentsThis isvaluableopenspaceSillyHallThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsNotenoughparking.BaddesignIt willbenoisyShadows

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