BaddesignThis isgentrificationWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?PoordoorToomanypeople.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsNo oneridestransitIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNoise.ToomuchtrafficYuppiesUnsafefor kidsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isvaluableopenspaceI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalHeightlimitWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNotenoughparking.Free!SillyHallIt willbenoisyI'm anativeCalgarianThink ofthe prairiedogsNOT IN MYBACKYARDCollegestudentsShadowsI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereToomuchluxuryWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomanypetsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandThis isn'taffordableIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyBaddesignThis isgentrificationWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?PoordoorToomanypeople.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsNo oneridestransitIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNoise.ToomuchtrafficYuppiesUnsafefor kidsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isvaluableopenspaceI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalHeightlimitWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNotenoughparking.Free!SillyHallIt willbenoisyI'm anativeCalgarianThink ofthe prairiedogsNOT IN MYBACKYARDCollegestudentsShadowsI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereToomuchluxuryWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomanypetsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandThis isn'taffordableIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedy

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