The effects of mobility infrastructure reverberate for decades. While some outcomes are intentional—such as smoother traffic flow—others are unintended and often deeply harmful. This session focuses on those unintended consequences. Robert Moses once notoriously said that in an overbuilt metropolis, “you have to hack your way with a meat axe.” We will explore what it means to be on the receiving end of that axe: the communities whose neighborhoods were torn apart by car infrastructure. This will begin by watching The Story of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a documentary that illuminates the long-term effects of highway construction cutting through urban neighborhoods. After the screening, a panel discussion with the filmmaker and a diverse group of speakers will reflect on the film’s insights, draw connections to present-day challenges for instance also connect to public transit infrastructure, and discuss how neighborhoods divided by arterial roads might one day be stitched back together.