As a downtown resident and frequent pedestrian in Chinatown, I like the new bulb-outs.  Several of them have the new Biki terminals, which are starting to see some use, and others have racks to tie up personally-owned bicycles.  I see these as positive additions to the neighborhood.   I definitely enjoy the distance between the sidewalk and vehicular traffic the bulb-outs impose.

Of course, my two favorite streets downtown are Fort and Kekaulike ...