PoordoorThis isgentrificationBaddesignCollegestudentsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toI've livedhere for___ yearsYuppiesCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterFree!It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereI'm anativeCalgarianToomanypetsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNoise.It willbenoisyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsNo oneridestransitUnsafefor kidsThink ofthe prairiedogsThis isn'taffordableNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?HeightlimitNotenoughparking.ToomuchtrafficShadowsSillyHallToomanypeople.Developersare justgreedyPoordoorThis isgentrificationBaddesignCollegestudentsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toI've livedhere for___ yearsYuppiesCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterFree!It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereI'm anativeCalgarianToomanypetsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNoise.It willbenoisyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsNo oneridestransitUnsafefor kidsThink ofthe prairiedogsThis isn'taffordableNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?HeightlimitNotenoughparking.ToomuchtrafficShadowsSillyHallToomanypeople.Developersare 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. Poor door
  2. This is gentrification
  3. Bad design
  4. College students
  5. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  6. I drive but don’t want anyone else to
  7. I've lived here for ___ years
  8. Yuppies
  9. Calgary housing market is exempt from supply/demand
  10. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  11. Free!
  12. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  13. This is valuable open space
  14. We support more housing, just not here
  15. I'm a native Calgarian
  16. Too many pets
  17. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  18. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  19. Too much luxury
  20. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  21. We support more housing, just not this much
  22. Noise.
  23. It will be noisy
  24. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  25. No one rides transit
  26. Unsafe for kids
  27. Think of the prairie dogs
  28. This isn't affordable
  29. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  30. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  31. Height limit
  32. Not enough parking.
  33. Too much traffic
  34. Shadows
  35. Silly Hall
  36. Too many people.
  37. Developers are just greedy