Parc Martin Luther King
Parc Martin Luther King (park, 17th arrondissement): €18.8M of City money since 2010 and 8 Paris Council deliberations, every fact linked to its source.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 13 September 2026.
18.8€M
paid by the City for this place since 2010
Le parc Martin-Luther-King ou parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin-Luther-King est un espace vert public de 10 hectares à Paris dans le quartier des Batignolles, non loin du square des Batignolles. Wikipedia ↗
What the City funds here
Works and renovation
18.8€M
paid · 2018–2022
One building project paid, from the City’s published accounts.
3.2 €M in 2018 · 67 k € in 2022
2010
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What the Paris Council said about it
5 moments chosen from the 9 deliberations read.
APRIL 2025Six paths named, chosen by residentsThe Council adopted the naming of six paths in the park, resulting from a participatory initiative to give more places women's names, led by the mairie of the 17th arrondissement.MARCH 2021The park nears completion, still cut off by the railwayA motion called for a pedestrian crossing over the rail tracks; the deputy mayor announced the delivery of the final phase of the 10-hectare park.JANUARY 201730,000 euros for a local medical practiceA proposed grant of 30,000 euros accompanied the installation of a secteur 1 medical practice bearing the park's name, via "Paris Med'".JULY 2009Security is debated from the moment the park opensCouncillors from the 17th arrondissement called for increased guarding in the face of insecurity; the deputy mayor acknowledged "real problems" but referred the matter to the national police.JULY 2007The naming, deferred for consultationA motion proposed naming the future park "Parc Martin Luther King"; the executive was in favor but deferred the final decision to a consultation process.3 more moments, 2016–2017
SEPTEMBER 2017Two vacant premises, residents' peace and quiet in questionMotions on residents' peace and quiet and on bringing "La Forge" and "Le Belvédère" back into use; the deputy mayor said she had shut down "Le Belvédère" on a trial basis.MAY 2017Close the park at night? RejectedTwo motions from Les Républicains requesting the park's nighttime closure in summer and more DPP staff were rejected, with an unfavorable opinion from the executive.MAY 2016How much does a park open day and night cost?A written question requested the cost of keeping the park open 24 hours a day, in both capital and operating expenditure; no response was received.Other places · Parks & gardens
