SEOUL - The Seoul metropolitan government announced Wednesday a sweeping urban initiative to provide continuous shaded paths across all city sidewalks starting in 2028, framing extreme heat as a critical public safety disaster.Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon unveiled the policy to guarantee people's "right to walk on shaded streets" during a press briefing at City Hall, stressing the urgency of the matter."Heat waves are no longer a temporary discomfort that passes if you endure it for several days," Oh said. "As they grow stronger and last longer, they have become an everyday disaster threatening t…READ FULL ARTICLE
