"The Guardian" stated it was "predominantly millennials." Since the "CityLab" coverage, Orenstein reported there was an "uptick in 'market urbanist types'." As of March 2018, its cover photo is a member-designed satirical map wherein each station is labelled with a reference to the group's myriad in-jokes. Reception for the group has been generally positive. "Angles from the CPJ" described New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens as "a Facebook group to provide for the dearth of urbanist memes of the internet." "Chicago" said its "most hilarious moments happen when these streams converge, applying elbow-patched academic remove to nonexistent objects of pop-culture speculation." "CityLab" called the group "a place to get engaged with matters of profound importance to local communities." The student newspaper "The Heights" remarked that the co-founder of spin-off group Boston College Memes for Jesuit Tweens "enjoys the content posted in [the group]." The "Montana Kaimin" mentioned the group in an opinion piece for Neo-Luddism. "The Spectrum" included NUMTOT among "part of a rise in niche Facebook groups that are often light-hearted" with Cone Spotting and Dogspotting. "Chicago StreetsBlog" noted that "[the group] has U. of C. (University of Chicago) roots." In Autumn 2017, Eldred requested group members to compensate the moderation for emotional labor via Venmo which was met with a critical reception. Eldred said "There have been times where it's like we're being asked to moderate the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in a group about, you know, trains." There has also been criticism about political orientation of the group. Eldred said "the communists complain that the group is too neoliberal, and the market urbanists complain that the group is too communist. A lot of people will rag on the mods for being centrists. And most of us are socialists." There has also been criticism about the group's perceived European-centric bias. One meme, shared by Tyler Walter, who moderates "Amchad Memes for American Rail Apologist Teens" said his first meme shared in the group that mocked Europeans "pissed so many people off. It pissed off Europeans." The group has inspired a number of actions. Members have been inspired to take urban planning courses, apply for internships and jobs for city halls and United States Department of Transportation, and organize local meetups to discuss discourse.