jackals were spotted in the neighborhood. Their number is constantly growing in the vicinity of Belgrade since the 2010s, and Bežanijska Kosa is on the outskirts of the city hence easily accessible to wild animals. It distinguishes itself from the rest of Novi Beograd as it has no skyscrapers, but smaller, more 'humane' buildings. It had a population of 19,036 in 2002 and 29,792 in 2011. In May 2022, city announced plans to build a complex of skyscrapers along the motorway, next to the FK Radnički football stadium. Two buildings would measure , while the third would reach . All three would have the conjoined base and communal, underground garage. The investor claimed they have accepted almost all of over a hundred complaints from the local residents. However, the citizens organized in civil initiative "Bežanija stays, Kosa defies", and rejected such "megalomaniacal complex" in the mostly family oriented neighborhood. Also, from the early draft to the announced one, city doubled the area covered by the complex from to , which means some of the family villas and houses in the vicinity will have to be demolished. Also, plan hasn't envisioned almost any greenery. The "Bureau Cube Partners", which designed the complex, dismissed the complaints, saying that residents got everything wrong. Citizens responded that the presented data are false, tailored for the area 50% smaller than the planned one, so that the infrastructure appears adequate. City accepted to correct the plan, but the protests continued. The projected Tempo Tower complex would cover . Over 2,200 residents joined the initiative, and organized petitions and public protests. The movement is part of the larger and growing opposition to such complexes all over the town. Real estates are not purchased to be an actual living or working space, so a very small number of residents live in such buildings, creating a "ghost town" feel ("only every tenth window is lit, only on every thirtieth someone actually appears on the terrace". Bežanijski Blokovi Not considered part of the modern Bežanija, but rather as a separate neighborhood of Blokovi. References Further reading Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta; Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; External links Official website Neighborhoods of Belgrade Former and proposed municipalities of Belgrade New Belgrade