But there is the 5C Avenue Road bus, but it practically useless
as it only goes south of College Street between 9:20 and 14:50, 5 days a week. That's not enough time to make many medical appointments, and only goes to/from the north (there's also the double fare 142, but that's even more useless). The 6 and the 506 are the closest regular transit routes.
The biggest barrier right now, the steep steps up and down the streetcar, are going to disappear. I'm getting a little tired about the "won't someone PLEASE think of the accessibility/disabled/sick" argument especially when it comes to Victoria Street.