14th Street SE Safe for SWF at night? (living in, versus)

[awesomejen1]

Hello,
I am temporarily living in DC for work. I am looking into some personal trainers and I found one woman that I really liked. Yesterday I was walking to her studio at 8 PM and I felt a little uneasy about the area. I am just trying to find out if it is a warrented uneasiness or if I am being overly dramatic?
I walked from the Stadium/Armory metro to 14th Street SE on East Capital Street (I think that is what it was called)
Any input is appreciated, thanks!

[saganista]

A block east of Lincoln Park...that's sort of just into edge territory, there. The Park and everything to the west is really pretty good (or better), but as you go east, things start to get a little testy, particularly after dark. Starting from Stadium/Armory might be the problem. As a brisk stroll doesn't seem objectionable, you might try exiting the Metro at Eastern Market instead. You could then cross PA Ave and walk up 8th Street and turn right onto North Carolina Ave. That would take you to the sw corner of Lincoln Park. Walk across the park, and then one block down East Capitol and you're there. That's about a ten-block walk versus six or so from Stadium/Armory, but it will have a different, and perhaps more comfortable, feel to it. A slightly shorter route...the first street you come to heading north on 8th is South Carolina Ave. Hang a right, follow that to 14th, and hang a left. Four blocks to East Capitol.