22 Facts About Peter Steinbrueck

Peter Steinbrueck was born on October 14,1957 and is an American architect and politician from Seattle, Washington.

Peter Steinbrueck is the principal and founder of Steinbrueck Urban Strategies and was a member of the Seattle City Council from 1997 to 2008.

Peter Steinbrueck was a Seattle Port Commissioner from 2018 to 2022.

Peter Steinbrueck's parents divorced when he was young and he would live with his mother but spend time with his dad at protests to save Pike Place Market.

Peter Steinbrueck graduated from Lakeside School, received his bachelor of arts degree in government from Bowdoin College, and a master of architecture degree from the University of Washington College of Built Environments.

Peter Steinbrueck was a Seattle City Council member, first elected to the council on November 4,1997, and immediately sworn in to fill the unfinished term of John Manning.

Peter Steinbrueck served as chair of the Housing and Human Services Committee in his first four years on the council, later the Parks, Education, and Libraries Committee, and in his final four years, he chaired the Urban Development and Planning Committee, served as council president from 2002 to 2003.

Over his tenure, Peter Steinbrueck led legislation that focused on early education, the environment, homeless services, housing, and historic preservation.

Peter Steinbrueck used his experience as an architect in the design and development of public buildings, such as Seattle City Hall and the Seattle Central Library.

Peter Steinbrueck passed legislation that restored funding for homelessness services, funded creation of low-income housing, and double fees on downtown developers for an affordable housing fund.

In 2007, Peter Steinbrueck announced that he would not seek reelection.

In late 2012, Peter Steinbrueck announced his candidacy for Mayor of Seattle in the 2013 election.

Peter Steinbrueck focused his campaign on public safety, with more police in parks with high crime and other police reform, and on infrastructure and urban planning.

On November 7,2017, Peter Steinbrueck was elected as Seattle Port Commissioner, Position 4.

Peter Steinbrueck served one term on the Port of Seattle Commission beginning in 2018, where he is credited with creating the Port's $20 million South King County Community Fund.

Peter Steinbrueck authored a motion passed by the full Commission developing a task force on Policing and Civil Rights that examined Port Police hiring, training, promotions, and the use of force.

Peter Steinbrueck was President of the Commission during the Port's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully lead the organization to financial stability without staff layoffs as Port revenues reduced dramatically with flight cancelations and the cancelation of the cruise season.

In 2007, after leaving his City Council position, Peter Steinbrueck founded his firm, Peter Steinbrueck Urban Strategies, an urban planning, urban sustainability, and urban design consulting practice.

Peter Steinbrueck has been a visiting instructor at the University of Washington's College of the Built Environments and is a frequent speaker, commentator, and writer on the emerging framework for advancing the environmental sustainability of cities and regions.

Peter Steinbrueck is a Harvard Center for the Environment's Working Group for Sustainable Cities member.

In 2002, Peter Steinbrueck received the Public Sector Achievement Award from the National Alliance to End Homelessness for his commitment to reducing and preventing homelessness through systematic change.

In 2012, Peter Steinbrueck received the US Federal Executives Board's Outstanding Public Service Award.