The Daily Boston Brief · From the archive
Transit Tuesday — Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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Shuttle buses replace the Red Line north of Park Street through Thursday, Symphony and Summit Ave stay closed, and it’s 84 and mostly sunny with a stray afternoon shower.
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| Weather 🌤️ 84° / 65° Mostly sunny to start, a stray afternoon shower possible; heavier rain holds off until Wednesday · full forecast → | The T Right Now ● RL ● OL ● GL ● BL Red: shuttles Alewife–Park St through Thursday · Green: Symphony closed (E), Summit Ave (C) bypassed · Orange and Blue clear · live status → | Roads Planned lane closures and paving are posted on the state’s live map — worth a check before any longer drive this morning. |
| The number: 606 — Bluebikes docking stations across Greater Boston, with about 5,170 bikes and e-bikes docked and ready this morning. A car-free way around the Red Line diversion. get around → | ⚾️ Sox 6, Blue Jays 1 — Boston took the Toronto series at Fenway before heading west for a seven-game road trip. They’re in Sacramento to face the Athletics tonight at 9:40, with the MLB trade deadline landing Friday · full scoreboard → | 🚇 Transit Tuesday Your MBTA board for the week The Red Line is halfway to shuttle buses and two Green Line stops are skipped — here’s what’s planned before you head out. | Red Line | Shuttle buses, Alewife–Park Street. Buses replace trains north of downtown for infrastructure work through Thursday; regular service resumes Friday, July 31. Commuter Rail and local buses are alternatives. | | Orange Line | Good service — running normally end to end. | | Green Line | Two stops skipped. Symphony (E branch) is closed for a multi-year accessibility rebuild — use Prudential or Northeastern. Summit Ave (C branch, outbound) is bypassed through Aug 7; Coolidge Corner and Brandon Hall are a short walk. | | Blue Line | Good service — running normally. | | Commuter Rail | Mostly on time, with summer track work continuing on the Framingham/Worcester and Lowell lines — check your train before you leave. |
Board reflects planned service as of this morning; conditions can change — tap live status before you go. On the rails · Via Streetsblog Massachusetts The T is suspending service north of downtown for ten straight days to compress a batch of infrastructure work into one window instead of months of weekend closures. Here is what the shutdown covers and how riders are getting around it. Streets · Via Streetsblog Massachusetts After two years of work, a dramatic redesign of Cummins Highway is nearly finished — wider sidewalks, calmer traffic and new crossings on one of Mattapan’s busiest corridors. | | TUE 7/28 | Tonight: Kevin Parker brings his psych-pop spectacle to town — the marquee show of the night. | | TUE 7/28 | West Coast hip-hop legends share a bill with Boston’s own STL GLD — a proper crate-digger’s night out. | | TUE 7/28 | The novelist reads from his new book — an easy, air-conditioned evening for the literary crowd. | | WED 7/29 | Free classical music on the Esplanade — bring a blanket and settle in by the river. |
| Via NBC Boston Opening statements began in the closely watched Duxbury case, one of the highest-profile trials the state has seen in years. Coverage is running live as testimony gets under way. Via WBUR News The former Maine Senate president took the Democratic nomination in a race New England will be watching closely, setting up a marquee 2026 contest against the longtime Republican senator. Via Boston.com Boston police are asking for the public’s help finding a 17-year-old last seen in Dorchester on Thursday, and are urging anyone with information to come forward. Business The North Cambridge favorite is opening a second spot at the Charles River Speedway in Brighton — a rare growth story in a summer that has been hard on local restaurants. | Know before you go — every morning. | ExploreBoston · 1 Beacon Street, Floor 15, Boston, MA 02108 |
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