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 - November 1, 2026: The $113 Million Question, a Sustainable Data Center, and a Downtown of Nothing

This week: what the $113 million DC BLOX tax abatement actually means and why that site pays $37,655 a year today, what I learned at IU's forum on whether a data center can be sustainable, my IBJ op-ed on why you can't be a downtown of nothing.

The Sunday Post - October 25, 2026: Washington What? The Budget Passed 17-7, and a New Park

This week: why you should not get your hopes up about the $5 billion plan announced for Washington Square, the 2027 budget passing 17 to 7, the finished report from Breaking Bread, and a new park plus a restaurant that finally cleared zoning on East Washington.

The Sunday Post - October 18, 2026: A $1.89 Billion Vote, Flock Cameras, and a Housing Catch-22

This week: where I land on the Flock camera proposal and the guardrails I want around it before Monday's vote, what I told the Indiana Latino Institute about how I got here and what this job really is, the number from the Community Justice Academy I cannot stop thinking about, and the underwriting rule that keeps eighteen year olds out of apartments even when the rent is already funded.

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