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Slideshow: A Look At Boise's Sliding Foothills Neighborhood

Boise State Public Radio News
Published May 31, 2016 at 3:23 PM MDT
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Terra Nativa is the last neighborhood on the downslope slide of the road to Table Rock so it's clearly visible from the mesa. It consists of Alto Via Ct. (right) and Strata Via below it.
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The six houses at the end of Alto Via are most at risk from the landslide.
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Alto Via had lots available when the slide began.
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Alto Via is closed indefinitely.
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The first house on the right as you head down Alto Via has sustained the most damage.
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Most of the glass has been removed from this Alto Via house and signs taped to it read "Do Not Enter Unsafe To Occupy."
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The driveway, the sidewalk and the street beyond are cracked and buckled.
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Across the road the street has dropped about two feet under this section of sidewalk.
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Step back and you can see the crack that splits the street extend up the hill.
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The shifting ground is outlined in the front yard of the house across the street from the unsafe property.
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There are signs people may still be living in some of the houses on Alto Via; cars in driveways, dry cleaning on a door.
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Houses are still under construction on Strata Via just below Alto Via.
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At the end of Strata Via a long driveway leads up to an empty lot. The crack split Alto Via above it continues here.
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The ground under the Terra Nativa subdivision in the Boise foothills has been slowly sliding for months. Alto Via Ct. has been closed indefinitely. One house has been deemed unsafe to occupy and the fate of others is uncertain. Homeowners have begun the process of suing the developer. We wanted to see first-hand what's happening. This slideshow is what we saw on the afternoon of May 26.

Find Adam Cotterell on Twitter @cotterelladam

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