The neighborhood guy: Peter Steinbrueck

The urban planner and mayoral candidate in pictures.

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Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow May 12, 2013

May 12, 2013

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                <h1>The neighborhood guy: Peter Steinbrueck</h1>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/ashli-blow/">Ashli Blow</a></p> 
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            <p>The urban planner and mayoral candidate in pictures.</p><p>This is the third in a series of illustrated bios we've prepared on each of Seattle's 2013 mayoral candidates. Each offers a quick, graphic glimpse of the contender's life, career and professional accomplishments. This week, we give you mayoral candidate Peter Steinbrueck. Also check out bio-graphics for Mayor <a href="http://crosscut.com/2013/04/29/politics-government/114153/mike-mcginn-profile/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Mike McGinn</a>, <a href="http://crosscut.com/2013/05/13/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/114381/seattle-mayor-peter-steinbrueck-biographic-seat/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Peter Steinbrueck</a>, <a href="http://crosscut.com/2013/05/28/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/114682/activist-kate-martin-for-seattle-mayor/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Kate Martin</a>, <a href="http://crosscut.com/2013/06/03/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/114720/seattle-mayor-candidate-ed-murray/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">State Senator Ed Murray</a>, City Councilmember <a href="http://crosscut.com/2013/05/20/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/114540/hometown-achiever-bruce-harrell/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Bruce Harrell</a> or City Councilmember <a href="http://crosscut.com/2013/05/06/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/114288/detective-tim-burgess/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Tim Burgess</a> (though he recently dropped out of the race) — and brace yourself for more. To track all of Crosscut's ongoing coverage of the 2013 race, visit our <a href="http://crosscut.com/politics-government/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Mayor Games</a> page.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="http://crosscut.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Steinbrueck_051113.jpg" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy"></figure><p><em>For ongoing coverage of the 2013 race, visit our <a href="http://crosscut.com/politics-government/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Mayor Games</a> page.</em></p>
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The urban planner and mayoral candidate in pictures.

This is the third in a series of illustrated bios we've prepared on each of Seattle's 2013 mayoral candidates. Each offers a quick, graphic glimpse of the contender's life, career and professional accomplishments. This week, we give you mayoral candidate Peter Steinbrueck. Also check out bio-graphics for Mayor Mike McGinn, Peter Steinbrueck, Kate Martin, State Senator Ed Murray, City Councilmember Bruce Harrell or City Councilmember Tim Burgess (though he recently dropped out of the race) — and brace yourself for more. To track all of Crosscut's ongoing coverage of the 2013 race, visit our Mayor Games page.

For ongoing coverage of the 2013 race, visit our Mayor Games page.

By Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal