An update on the Presto rollout in Ottawa: OC Transpo seems to be going full speed ahead with this. They have Presto bus wraps, it seems like every 4th or 5th shelter has a Presto ad in it, and they even have students riding buses and at major transit stations going person to person explaining Presto, and answering any questions people have.
I've listened to a few conversations on the bus that these students have had with people. A lot of the people seemed skeptical at first, but when it was explained to them, a lot of them seemed a lot more comfortable with it at the end of the conversation.
It'll be interesting to see how many cards are sold in the next couple months. Apparently OC Transpo is setting up booths at major malls to have people sign up, and even going to some seniors' homes to get them registered, because some of them have limited mobility.