ToomuchtrafficNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalUnsafefor kidsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalYuppiesCollegestudentsNoise.ShadowsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchluxuryPoordoorNo oneridestransitFree!Notenoughparking.Developersare justgreedyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyHeightlimitWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?ToomanypetsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm anativeCalgarianIt willbenoisyToomanypeople.BaddesignThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceSillyHallThis isgentrificationThink ofthe prairiedogsThis isn'taffordableToomuchtrafficNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalUnsafefor kidsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalYuppiesCollegestudentsNoise.ShadowsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchluxuryPoordoorNo oneridestransitFree!Notenoughparking.Developersare justgreedyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyHeightlimitWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?ToomanypetsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm anativeCalgarianIt willbenoisyToomanypeople.BaddesignThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceSillyHallThis isgentrificationThink ofthe prairiedogsThis isn'taffordable

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