BaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis isn'taffordableYuppiesIt willbenoisyThis isgentrificationNotenoughparking.ToomanypetsCollegestudentsI've livedhere for___ yearsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNo oneridestransitToomanypeople.Noise.Unsafefor kidsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandFree!NOT IN MYBACKYARDShadowsToomuchtrafficHeightlimitThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceI'm anativeCalgarianWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toThink ofthe prairiedogsDevelopersare justgreedySillyHallWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereToomuchluxuryIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyPoordoorBaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis isn'taffordableYuppiesIt willbenoisyThis isgentrificationNotenoughparking.ToomanypetsCollegestudentsI've livedhere for___ yearsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNo oneridestransitToomanypeople.Noise.Unsafefor kidsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandFree!NOT IN MYBACKYARDShadowsToomuchtrafficHeightlimitThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceI'm anativeCalgarianWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toThink ofthe prairiedogsDevelopersare justgreedySillyHallWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereToomuchluxuryIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyPoordoor

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
  1. Bad design
  2. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  3. We support more housing, just not this much
  4. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  5. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  6. This isn't affordable
  7. Yuppies
  8. It will be noisy
  9. This is gentrification
  10. Not enough parking.
  11. Too many pets
  12. College students
  13. I've lived here for ___ years
  14. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  15. No one rides transit
  16. Too many people.
  17. Noise.
  18. Unsafe for kids
  19. Calgary housing market is exempt from supply/demand
  20. Free!
  21. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  22. Shadows
  23. Too much traffic
  24. Height limit
  25. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  26. This is valuable open space
  27. I'm a native Calgarian
  28. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  29. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  30. I drive but don’t want anyone else to
  31. Think of the prairie dogs
  32. Developers are just greedy
  33. Silly Hall
  34. We support more housing, just not here
  35. Too much luxury
  36. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  37. Poor door