The problem with Washingtonian magazine is that it really should be called Suburbia Magazine. As far back as I remember, Washingtonian has primarily covered suburban topics, and done so with a suburban outlook. The latest example dropped this morning, with a story about the cost of commuting by Metro versus driving, in which it was assumed that everyone already owns a car, that the only way anyone accesses Metro is to drive to stations, and that the only stations anybody ever uses are end-line park-and-rides.

To Washingtonian’s credit, they redacted that particular story after universally negative comments tore Fairfax County-sized holes in their logic, but the basic problem remains, and it is obvious that this will not be the last time they approach a story with a clear suburban bias.

Not there’s anything necessarily wrong with a magazine focusing on the suburbs, just that, y’know, don’t call it Washingtonian, and don’t claim to represent the entire region. If the same story had appeared in Loudoun Magazine, nobody would have objected.