The D.C.-area saw an explosion of streeteries and pedestrian-only roads as city residents craved outdoor spaces during the depths of the pandemic. In many cases, these new spaces arrived under COVID-19 emergency orders, which are now phasing out. This week we spoke with the Faculty Director of the Georgetown University Global Cities Initiative and Professor of Practice Uwe Brandes, who walks us through what city planning looks like in D.C., how the pandemic jumpstarted new ways of organizing urban areas and whether streeteries and pedestrian-only byways are here to stay.