Engineers and staff with the Florida Department of Transportation have unveiled their recommendations for improvements to the Little John Ringling Bridge in Sarasota. The in-person open house was held at St. Armand's Key Lutheran Church on North Adams Drive. A virtual and in-person hearing and testimony portion followed. Staff presented what a new bridge could potentially look like if the community decided to go that route. Currently, the Little Ringling Bridge is just a narrow two-lane road that connects Bird Key to St. Armand's Key. The potential new designs discussed at Thursday's presentation include options to both widen and elevate the bridge. "If there is anybody who's walking on the bridge, there's only room for one at a time to pass," Tony Britt, the vice commodore at Bird Key Yacht Club, said. Britt has lived on Bird Key for the past four years. He and his wife ride their bicycles along the bridge regularly. He said it is a very popular axis, especially for pedestrians, folks exercising and families riding bicycles and the sidewalk gets quite cramped. "You literally have to get off your bicycle. You stand aside and let that person, pass or run or whatever they're doing," Britt said. The bridge located between Bird Key Drive and Sarasota Harbor West is along the existing Ringling Boulevard or State Road 789 and has no shoulders or designated bike lanes. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/little-john-ringling-bridge-upgrades-sarasota/67-7b35fa2b-8c8a-4578-83d7-7b4a2e12b90f ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay