This isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereNOT IN MYBACKYARDToomuchluxuryWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyShadowsYuppiesIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToomuchtrafficI'm anativeCalgarianWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Unsafefor kidsIt willbenoisyToomanypeople.ToomanypetsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandCollegestudentsNoise.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI've livedhere for___ yearsThink ofthe prairiedogsSillyHallNo oneridestransitThis isgentrificationHeightlimitPoordoorI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalBaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalFree!This isn'taffordableNotenoughparking.This isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereNOT IN MYBACKYARDToomuchluxuryWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyShadowsYuppiesIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToomuchtrafficI'm anativeCalgarianWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Unsafefor kidsIt willbenoisyToomanypeople.ToomanypetsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandCollegestudentsNoise.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI've livedhere for___ yearsThink ofthe prairiedogsSillyHallNo oneridestransitThis isgentrificationHeightlimitPoordoorI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalBaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalFree!This isn'taffordableNotenoughparking.

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