Longmont, Colo., Council Eyes Path to Carbon-Free Future The Longmont City Council is considering a proposal that could push the city toward more equitable, carbon-free transportation emissions by 2050. The effort will consider new and existing initiatives in this process. by John Fryar, Daily Times-Call / April 5, 2021 Shutterstock/Tricky_Shark (TNS) — Longmont's city staff is to present City Council on Tuesday night with proposed policies and programs that could pave a path toward carbon-free transportation emissions by the year 2050. The study-session item will review transportation and climate-action initiatives outlined in various other plans council has already adopted, putting them together to create one coordinated plan to achieve Longmont's goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating "a healthy living environment that effectively engages all members of our community," staff said in a news release.