Question

The Philadelphia City Council decided to bar skateboarders from Love Park. Some of the council's actions are listed below in chronological order.
Q: Which answer correctly matches policy cycle steps with the events?

1. The city council worried that skateboarding was damaging Love Park and discouraging development in the center of the city.

2. City council members proposed a total ban on skateboarding. Using private funding, skateboarders proposed to support skateboarding in city parks.

3. City officials resolved to enforce the ordinance banning skateboarding in all public parks.

4. Love Park was rebuilt to make it a less attractive place to go skateboarding.

Options:

A. Policy adoption, Policy Implementation, Policy Evaluation, Policy Formulation

B. Agenda Setting, Policy Formulation, Policy Implementation, Policy Evaluation

C. Policy Formulation, Agenda Setting, Policy Evaluation, Policy Implementation

D. Agenda Setting, Policy Formulation, Policy Adoption, Policy Implementation

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Agenda Setting, Policy Formulation, Policy Adoption, Policy Implementation

Explanation:

The correct order is the one above.

At first, the city council of Philadelphia set the agenda, bringing forward the issue of skateboarding and Love park to the discussion table.

Then, the city council formulated a policy: the total ban of skateboarding.

This policy was adopted by the council, by issuing an ordinance for this purpose.

Finally, the policy was actually implemented: the park was made less attractive for skateboarders.