City again rejects bid for convention rally permit.
The network's aim, said its director, Michael Morrill, is to unite the groups in a mass rally similar to the march in Seattle during the World Trade Organization meeting in November, but minus the violence. City officials and National Park Service officials rejected their request in February for a march that would begin at the Liberty Bell and wind around City Hall to the Parkway. They cited logistical problems with so many people blocking the parkway for up to 10 hours on the day before the convention. Presser met yesterday with City Solicitor Kenneth Trujillo and other officials to discuss alternative plans, possibly including a rally occupying only the center four lanes of the parkway. That would leave the outer two-lane roads clear for traffic.