TRENTON, NJ—In its first major development effort since luring former Brandywine Property Trust executive George Sowa to be its CEO, Greater Trenton says it has submitted a proposal to make Trenton the location for Amazon's second headquarters.

Hear our exclusive audio interview with George Sowa about the Trenton Amazon HQ2 bid in the audio player below.

The economic development organization formed to advance economic revitalization efforts in the state's capital city says its submission presents a framework for highly transit-oriented, mixed-use development that includes five interconnected campuses; a transportation and pedestrian network as well as green space and recreation.

Greater Trenton decided to submit a proposal, despite the fact that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has thrown the state's support behind a bid for the Amazon headquarters by Newark. Earlier this week, the governor announced that the state and Newark would offer Amazon a package of incentives that could total as much as $7 billion to encourage the selection of the state's largest city.

“We certainly respect the governor's decision, and understand his rationale for Newark, but ultimately it's going to be a decision made by Amazon, and really what's best for Amazon,” Sowa says in a telephone interview. “How we looked at it, what Trenton offered that Newark doesn't is that it has connections to two major metropolitan areas, New York's, which has 20 million population, as well as Philadelphia's six million person population, and tremendous access to both via rail and highways .”