This isgentrificationWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Toomanypeople.This isvaluableopenspaceYuppiesSillyHallI've livedhere for___ yearsThink ofthe prairiedogsNoise.Notenoughparking.ToomanypetsI'm anativeCalgarianUnsafefor kidsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalBaddesignThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereIt willbenoisyPoordoorNOT IN MYBACKYARDShadowsThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficHeightlimitDevelopersare justgreedyFree!It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNo oneridestransitToomuchluxuryI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This isgentrificationWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Toomanypeople.This isvaluableopenspaceYuppiesSillyHallI've livedhere for___ yearsThink ofthe prairiedogsNoise.Notenoughparking.ToomanypetsI'm anativeCalgarianUnsafefor kidsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalBaddesignThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereIt willbenoisyPoordoorNOT IN MYBACKYARDShadowsThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficHeightlimitDevelopersare justgreedyFree!It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNo oneridestransitToomuchluxuryI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?

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