Drawing from Kraft and Furlong ch 3 -indicate the types of policy instrument(s) in the policy proposal or enacted policy AND which policy type it is. Does this address the problem YOU defined in the week 4 memo or in the paragraph you wrote for week 6 if you are doing heat/climate?

Assignment Question

This is not a memo! Just write the number (1, 2, or 3) and copy in the bullets below and put the relevant information for each.

First, some really specific instructions:

1. Go to https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/Legislation.aspx . Where it says “All years,” choose one of the sessions – either the current one or the prior one. Enter a search term such as e-bikes. Choose an item. You will submit in your assignment the # type (Finding an Introduction “type” is a little better than a resolution – a resolution just expresses and opinion) status (if enacted, give the date) a brief description of what it does (This will be in the “title,” or you may want to click on the number to get more information. (you might want to save the summary, any reports, or other items for later). the committee(s) to which it was referred if relevant the web link. Drawing from Kraft and Furlong ch 3 -indicate the types of policy instrument(s) in the policy proposal or enacted policy AND which policy type it is (per Lowi, as described by Kraft and Furlong).. Does this address the problem YOU defined in the week 4 memo or in the paragraph you wrote for week 6 if you are doing heat/climate?

2. Policies across states  Go to Legislative News, Studies and Analysis | National Conference of State Legislatures (ncsl.org). Type a search term in and see if anything comes back that describes a proposed or enacted policy that would address the problem you identified earlier (heat/climate/congestion/pollution/electric bikes). Choose one state-level policy about your topic that is discussed in the results. You will submit in your assignment the following, just about one policy. They write blogs and reports about different ideas that are being proposed across states as well as enacted policies (laws). the jurisdiction (state) the status of the policy (enacted? proposed?) with the date. an explanation what it does, An APA-style reference for what you read (a report? blog? web page). Include the web link. Drawing from Kraft and Furlong ch 3 – indicate the types of policy instrument(s) in the policy proposal or enacted policy AND which policy type it is (per Lowi, as described by Kraft and Furlong).. Does this address the problem YOU defined in the week 4 memo or in the paragraph you wrote for week 6 if you are doing heat/climate?

3. Go to Home | City & State New York (cityandstateny.com) OR Building Better Cities – Urban Transportation and Housing News (nextcity.org) Find a news article about policy that would address the problem you have defined. You will submit just the APA reference for this.

4. Answer this: how easy or difficult was it to answer items 1 and 2? Did you have to overcome any challenges to do so and if so how did you?