Building the Smartest City in America

City-County Councilor for District 20 focused on public safety, infrastructure, and housing affordability.

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Practical Priorities

Focused on the basics that improve daily life in Indy.

Public Safety

Safer neighborhoods through accountability, smart deployment, and prevention that works.

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Roads and Infrastructure

Fix the basics: roads, sidewalks, lighting, and long-term infrastructure planning.

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Housing Affordability

More housing options so working families can stay in Indy and the city can keep growing.

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In the News

Coverage from local outlets. Click a logo to view articles mentioning Michael-Paul Hart.

Washington Square Mall

Tracking the first step in pre-development planning, study deliverables, and verified public documents.

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Site Study Update

First step in pre-development planning is underway. View the study scope, partners, and public documents.

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Latest Sunday Post

A weekly report on Council work and building the smartest city in America.

The Sunday Post - October 11, 2026: What Our Officers Do Not Have, A Map Worth Bookmarking, and Breaking Bread

This week: why IMPD still does not have a health and wellness center and what I told leadership about it, a new public map that shows every active zoning case near your house, a night spent talking about food insecurity with David Beasley and why that subject is personal for me, a tour of Common Ground at Faith, and the Reading of the Names for Indianapolis firefighters.

The Sunday Post - October 4, 2026: Washington Square Becomes an Opportunity Zone, Monday's Budget Hearing, and From HVAC to City Hall

This week: Washington Square has been nominated as an Opportunity Zone and here is what that actually means, Monday night's public hearing on the 1.89 billion dollar 2027 budget and how to speak at it, what I brought back from a national conference on employee healthcare and disaster recovery, and my episode of the Luminate podcast.

The Sunday Post - September 27, 2026: A Career Worth Considering, Panda Heads to a Vote, and Four Hundred Neighbors in Millersville

This week: why the Carpenters open house is worth a look for anyone considering a career change or a path after high school, Panda Express heads to an October 20 hearing with my support, talking land use and public health with students at Butler, and the two women from Millersville who organized four hundred neighbors and got their street fixed.

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