Homewood Busway Station - Safe? (Braddock, Lawrenceville: apartment, crime, safe area)

[Kate88]

I've never been in Homewood, and with its reputation, I am a little hesitant to use the Busway station there. Is it a safe walk for a young female from Penn and Braddock? Is it safe to wait for the bus there alone?

[trotter_rej]

I've never had any problems at the Homewood Station. I'm not a female, but I often take the bus from there with my 6-year-old daughter, and I wouldn't do that if I didn't feel it was safe. I also have a female co-worker who lives in Point Breeze who uses the station for commuting to Oakland. For walking from Penn and Braddock, I think taking Penn to Homewood Ave., then down to the station is safe.

[BrianTH]

I see young women get on and off the bus at Homewood all the time. For what it is worth, the stop is well-lit, well-separated from the surrounding areas, and I believe there are video cameras. It seems to me that would be a pretty dumb place to try something.

[grimacista]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

I see young women get on and off the bus at Homewood all the time. For what it is worth, the stop is well-lit, well-separated from the surrounding areas, and I believe there are video cameras. It seems to me that would be a pretty dumb place to try something.

Though, something being a 'dumb' idea has never stopped the criminal element before...

[raubre]

Originally Posted by trotter_rej

I've never had any problems at the Homewood Station. I'm not a female, but I often take the bus from there with my 6-year-old daughter, and I wouldn't do that if I didn't feel it was safe. I also have a female co-worker who lives in Point Breeze who uses the station for commuting to Oakland. For walking from Penn and Braddock, I think taking Penn to Homewood Ave., then down to the station is safe.

Basically Homewood Ave. (between the Busway and Penn Ave.) is OK? Is this considered Homewood or Point Breeze? The reason I ask is that there is a possibility I may be looking at an apartment at the corner of Penn and Lexington and the busway is not far from there. Is that a safe area in general?

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by raubre

Basically Homewood Ave. (between the Busway and Penn Ave.) is OK? Is this considered Homewood or Point Breeze? The reason I ask is that there is a possibility I may be looking at an apartment at the corner of Penn and Lexington and the busway is not far from there. Is that a safe area in general?

That's North Point Breeze:

North Point Breeze Map

It is certainly a bit more transitional than Point Breeze, particularly as you get towards the Busway, but statistically it isn't less safe than, say, Friendship or Lawrenceville (Point Breeze is a tough comparison, as it is among the very lowest-crime neighborhoods in the City).