"I don'thave timefor publictransit""I've lived intheneighborhoodfor ____years"Someoneloudlyscoffs orstorms outWe alreadyhave toomuch trafficCitingNextdoor asa reputablesourceStrain onPolice/FireDepartmentsThinlyVeiledClassismCan't live inTHISneighborhoodwithout a carSomeoneComplainsaboutRenters"qualityof life"Hurts theEnviormentLowerPropertyValue"Thinkof thechildren"SewerSystemscan'thandle itConstructionnoise/dust/toxinsLosing ourArchitecturalHistoryComplaintsaboutHomelessOverrunthe schoolsystemsNewconstructionwill beugly/eyesoreWhatabout thetrees?MoreCrime inthe Area"This isn't the rightplace forattainable/affordableHousing"Hasanyoneresearchedthis?"UrbanCanopy""I don'tknowanyonewho...""I wasnevernotified"(Insert cityname) isgettingtoo bigMaintaining"our" wayof lifeThinlyVeiledRacismNewconstructionuses cheapmaterials"Back whenpeopleknew theirneighbors"Thinly veiledreference toage,millennialsNotenoughparking inthe areaNobodyRidesTransit"I don'thave timefor publictransit""I've lived intheneighborhoodfor ____years"Someoneloudlyscoffs orstorms outWe alreadyhave toomuch trafficCitingNextdoor asa reputablesourceStrain onPolice/FireDepartmentsThinlyVeiledClassismCan't live inTHISneighborhoodwithout a carSomeoneComplainsaboutRenters"qualityof life"Hurts theEnviormentLowerPropertyValue"Thinkof thechildren"SewerSystemscan'thandle itConstructionnoise/dust/toxinsLosing ourArchitecturalHistoryComplaintsaboutHomelessOverrunthe schoolsystemsNewconstructionwill beugly/eyesoreWhatabout thetrees?MoreCrime inthe Area"This isn't the rightplace forattainable/affordableHousing"Hasanyoneresearchedthis?"UrbanCanopy""I don'tknowanyonewho...""I wasnevernotified"(Insert cityname) isgettingtoo bigMaintaining"our" wayof lifeThinlyVeiledRacismNewconstructionuses cheapmaterials"Back whenpeopleknew theirneighbors"Thinly veiledreference toage,millennialsNotenoughparking inthe areaNobodyRidesTransit

NIMBY - 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. "I don't have time for public transit"
  2. "I've lived in the neighborhood for ____ years"
  3. Someone loudly scoffs or storms out
  4. We already have too much traffic
  5. Citing Nextdoor as a reputable source
  6. Strain on Police/Fire Departments
  7. Thinly Veiled Classism
  8. Can't live in THIS neighborhood without a car
  9. Someone Complains about Renters
  10. "quality of life"
  11. Hurts the Enviorment
  12. Lower Property Value
  13. "Think of the children"
  14. Sewer Systems can't handle it
  15. Construction noise/dust/toxins
  16. Losing our Architectural History
  17. Complaints about Homeless
  18. Overrun the school systems
  19. New construction will be ugly/eyesore
  20. What about the trees?
  21. More Crime in the Area
  22. "This isn't the right place for attainable/affordable Housing"
  23. Has anyone researched this?
  24. "Urban Canopy"
  25. "I don't know anyone who..."
  26. "I was never notified"
  27. (Insert city name) is getting too big
  28. Maintaining "our" way of life
  29. Thinly Veiled Racism
  30. New construction uses cheap materials
  31. "Back when people knew their neighbors"
  32. Thinly veiled reference to age, millennials
  33. Not enough parking in the area
  34. Nobody Rides Transit