Did you notice most of the parklets on Valencia are actually gone now? The city forced businesses to get rid of them over the last 3 months or so. Monk's kettle, City Beer Store, and many more.
They've also stopped closing down every other block regularly and a bunch of other stuff that were actual wins from the pandemic. I'm as confused about that as anyone else but it's true that parklets were a big driver for the center lane design.