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