Seoul brings shade to the streets for hotter summer

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to create shaded walking routes across the city to protect residents from increasingly severe summer heat, Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Wednesday. “Shade should no longer be a convenience available only in certain places, but a basic urban service that protects citizens’ health and daily lives,” Oh said at City Hall as he announced the initiative, which he dubbed the “right to shaded walking.” “We will test and evaluate the initiative through pilot projects in 20