The Florida Department of Transportation wants to hear from residents, business owners and others about a proposal to improve State Road 789 from the north end of Longboat Key to the south end of Bradenton Beach, including the Longboat Pass bridge. An in-person public-kickoff meeting is planned for 5 p.m., March 23 at the Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Ballroom, though there are other methods of delivering comments about the state of the road and bridge and suggestions on what might come next. The Project Development and Environment study for that ¾ mile stretch between North Shore Road and the Coquina Beach parking entrance is designed to document potential environmental and engineering effects of the work and will include consideration of alternatives, including a no-build option.