St Paul is constrained in possible parade routes for the Republican Nation Convention(RNC) on September 1-4 by a number of factors: the river, cliffs, bluffs, major highways, and limited bridges. In addition, fast access must be maintained to hospitals, secure access to the XCEL center and access for all the people who live here to continue living here. We have limited traffic capability and limited parking as well, so that means we have arrange places for buses to park and wait, similar to the system used for the state fair. By law, the parades need to be in sight and sound of the XCEL center, which I interpret to mean one side of the XCEL center has to be on the parade route. Our restrictions are so tight, that basically there will have to be just one parade route for the whole convention. With one parade route, streets can be set aside and local people will know how to navigate. The main route can then be announced prior to the earliest permit time, which allows planning for all the groups who wish to come.