Why not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?BaddesignWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchSillyHallThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsHeightlimitNo oneridestransitYuppiesI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNOT IN MYBACKYARDToomanypetsThis isvaluableopenspaceFree!This isn'taffordableDevelopersare justgreedyNoise.CollegestudentsThis isgentrificationNotenoughparking.Think ofthe prairiedogsToomuchluxuryShadowsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?PoordoorI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalIt willbenoisyCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandToomanypeople.Unsafefor kidsI'm anativeCalgarianWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?BaddesignWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchSillyHallThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsHeightlimitNo oneridestransitYuppiesI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNOT IN MYBACKYARDToomanypetsThis isvaluableopenspaceFree!This isn'taffordableDevelopersare justgreedyNoise.CollegestudentsThis isgentrificationNotenoughparking.Think ofthe prairiedogsToomuchluxuryShadowsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?PoordoorI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalIt willbenoisyCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandToomanypeople.Unsafefor kidsI'm anativeCalgarianWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalready

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