NUMTOT

Numtot English Alternative forms en Numtot Etymology en w:New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens, a Facebook group popular with young urbanists. Pronunciation en /ˈnʌmtɑt/ US Noun en chiefly internet slang A young pro-public transit urbanist, particularly one with left-wing or progressive views. en 2018-07-05 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/05/meet-the-numtots-the-millennials-who-find-fixing-public-transit-sexy-urbanist-memes Meet the Numtots: the millennials who find fixing public transport sexy Elle Hunt w:The Guardian The air is clean (because the buses are electric), and the living is easy. This is the future the Numtots want. “Yeah sex is cool, but have you ever fantasised about an infrastructure renewal program funded by the taxes of billionaires?” is a representative Numtot fantasy. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411000721/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/05/meet-the-numtots-the-millennials-who-find-fixing-public-transit-sexy-urbanist-memes en https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/billy-magic-and-the-internets-unabashed-enthusiasm-for-public-transit/ Billy Magic and the internet’s unabashed enthusiasm for public transit 2021-05-11 I became a NUMTOT (pressed “join” on a Facebook group) around the time I first watched The Michigan Transportation Musical at orientation. Both NUMTOT and the Michigan Transportation musical build an online cult around the otherwise lame topic of transit. Annie Rauwerda w:The Michigan Daily https://web.archive.org/web/20221206000643/https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/billy-magic-and-the-internets-unabashed-enthusiasm-for-public-transit/ en 2025-06-30 Hannah McCann Eloise Faichney Rebecca Trelease Emma Whatman Taylor Swift: Culture, Capital, and Critique Taylor & Francis 9781040366769 Moreover, NUMTOTs are not convinced by the benefits afforded by electric vehicles, which extend the environmental and social inequities already inherent in (internal combustion engine) private vehicle ownership and demand mining of lithium, often with devastating social and environmental implications.