The city wants to reimagine a Cambridge park as a commuter route, while some neighbors are lamenting the potential loss of meandering strolls and some of the park’s trees.

A judge paused the upcoming construction to redesign Cambridge’s Linear Park, a half-mile green corridor connecting the MBTA Alewife station and the Somerville border. From there, commuters and walkers can continue on the Somerville Community Path to more public transit.

The park was created when the Red Line was extended past Harvard to Alewife, nearly 40 years ago. Since then, the paved path has deteriorated, the city says, and the project will reinforce the space for both walkers and parkgoers, as well as bike riders and other commuters.

Construction is set to begin in early September to widen the path, replace o

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