diff --git a/city_region_splitter.py b/city_region_splitter.py
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+import json
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from shapely.geometry import Polygon
+
+"""
+CityRegionSplitter is a tool for splitting a city into a subregions with overlaps allowing for proper SRA calculations.
+SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
+Copyright © 2023 Concordia CERC group
+Project Coder Koa Wells kekoa.wells@concordia.ca
+"""
+
+
+class CityRegionSplitter:
+  def __init__(self, city_file):
+    self._city_file = city_file
+    self._city = json.load(city_file)
+    self._buildings = self._city['features']
+    self._regions_dimension = -1
+    self._regions = []
+
+  def _find_neighbors(self):
+    regions = []
+    count = 1
+    for row in range(self._regions_dimension):
+      regions.append([])
+      for col in range(self._regions_dimension):
+        regions[row].append(count)
+        count += 1
+
+    rows = len(regions)
+    cols = len(regions[0])
+
+    neighbors = {}
+
+    # Iterate over each element in the grid
+    for i in range(rows):
+      for j in range(cols):
+        current_region = f'{regions[i][j]}_v1'
+
+        while len(current_region) < 7:
+          current_region = f'0{current_region}'
+
+        upper_neighbor = 'None'
+        lower_neighbor = 'None'
+        left_neighbor = 'None'
+        right_neighbor = 'None'
+        upper_left_neighbor = 'None'
+        upper_right_neighbor = 'None'
+        lower_left_neighbor = 'None'
+        lower_right_neighbor = 'None'
+
+        # find upper, lower, left, and right adjacent
+        if i > 0:
+          upper_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j]}_v1'
+        if i < rows - 1:
+          lower_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j]}_v1'
+        if j > 0:
+          left_neighbor = f'{regions[i][j - 1]}_v1'
+        if j < cols - 1:
+          right_neighbor = f'{regions[i][j + 1]}_v1'
+
+        # find diagonal neighbors
+        # corners
+        if i == 0 and j == 0:
+          lower_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+        if i == 0 and j == self._regions_dimension - 1:
+          lower_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+        if i == self._regions_dimension - 1 and j == 0:
+          upper_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+        if i == self._regions_dimension - 1 and j == self._regions_dimension - 1:
+          upper_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+
+        # middle top row
+        if i == 0 and 0 < j < self._regions_dimension - 1:
+          lower_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+          lower_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+        # middle bottom row
+        if i == self._regions_dimension - 1 and 0 < j < self._regions_dimension - 1:
+          upper_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+          upper_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+        # middle left column
+        if 0 < i < self._regions_dimension - 1 and j == 0:
+          upper_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+          lower_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+        # middle right column
+        if 0 < i < self._regions_dimension - 1 and j == self._regions_dimension - 1:
+          upper_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+          lower_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+
+        # everything else
+        if 0 < i < self._regions_dimension - 1 and 0 < j < self._regions_dimension - 1:
+          lower_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+          lower_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i + 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+          upper_right_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j + 1]}_v1'
+          upper_left_neighbor = f'{regions[i - 1][j - 1]}_v1'
+
+        neighbors[current_region] = [f'{upper_neighbor}',
+                                     f'{lower_neighbor}',
+                                     f'{left_neighbor}',
+                                     f'{right_neighbor}',
+                                     f'{upper_left_neighbor}',
+                                     f'{upper_right_neighbor}',
+                                     f'{lower_left_neighbor}',
+                                     f'{lower_right_neighbor}']
+
+    final_neighbors = _add_trailing_zeros(neighbors)
+    return final_neighbors
+
+  """
+  Generates n x n subregions with a percentage overlap using the top_left_coordinate and bottom_right_coordinate
+  :param: top_left_coordinate: [longitude, latitude] of top left corner of city
+  :param: bottom_right_coordinate: [longitude, latitude] of bottom right corner of city
+  :param: region_dimensions: the number of regions in each directiory; for example 20 creates 20 x 20 subregions
+  :param: percent_overlap: percentage of overlap between neighboring regions
+  :param: output_file_name: name out output file
+  :param: output_path: file path to save the region geojson file
+  :return: None
+  """
+  def generate_regions(self, top_left_coordinate, bottom_right_coordinate, regions_dimension, percent_overlap, output_file_name, output_path):
+
+    # points for
+    # top_left_coordinate = [-74.022687, 45.722604]
+    # bottom_right_coordinate = [-73.397182, 45.384048]
+    top_left_coordinate = top_left_coordinate
+    bottom_right_coordinate = bottom_right_coordinate
+    regions_dimension = regions_dimension
+    self._regions_dimension = regions_dimension
+    percent_overlap = percent_overlap
+    output_file_name = output_file_name
+    output_path = Path(f'{output_path}/{output_file_name}').resolve()
+
+    x1 = top_left_coordinate[0]
+    y1 = top_left_coordinate[1]
+    x2 = bottom_right_coordinate[0]
+    y2 = bottom_right_coordinate[1]
+
+    regions = [[[] for i in range(regions_dimension)] for j in range(regions_dimension)]
+
+    region_x_side_length = (x2 - x1) / regions_dimension
+    region_y_side_length = (y2 - y1) / regions_dimension
+
+    x_current = x1
+    y_current = y1
+
+    row_count = 1
+
+    for row in regions:
+      for column in row:
+        # append top left corner
+        column.append([x_current, y_current])
+        # append bottom left corner
+        column.append([x_current, y_current + region_y_side_length * (1 + percent_overlap / 2)])
+        # append bottom right corner
+        column.append([x_current + region_x_side_length * (1 + percent_overlap / 2),
+                       y_current + region_y_side_length * (1 + percent_overlap / 2)])
+        # append top right corner
+        column.append([x_current + region_x_side_length * (1 + percent_overlap / 2), y_current])
+        # append top left corner again to close the polygon
+        column.append([x_current, y_current])
+        x_current = x_current + region_x_side_length * (1 - percent_overlap / 2)
+
+      x_current = x1
+      y_current = y_current + region_y_side_length * (1 - percent_overlap / 2)
+      row_count += 1
+
+    id = 1
+
+    feature_collection = {
+      "type": "FeatureCollection",
+      "features": []
+    }
+
+    for row in regions:
+      for column in row:
+        id_with_zeros = str(id)
+        while len(id_with_zeros) < 4:
+          id_with_zeros = f'0{id_with_zeros}'
+        feature_collection['features'].append(
+          {
+            "type": "Feature",
+            "id": id,
+            "geometry": {
+              "type": "Polygon",
+              "coordinates": [column]
+            },
+            "properties":
+              {
+                "region_id": f'{id_with_zeros}.bz2'
+              }
+          })
+        id += 1
+
+    with open(f'{output_path}.geojson', 'w') as file:
+      file.write(json.dumps(feature_collection, indent=2))
+    print(f'Saving region file to {output_path}')
+    self._regions = feature_collection['features']
+
+  def assign_buildings_to_regions(self):
+
+    for building in self._buildings:
+      if building['geometry']['type'] == 'Polygon':
+        building_centroid = Polygon(building["geometry"]["coordinates"][0]).centroid
+      elif building['geometry']['type'] == 'MultiPolygon':
+        # use the centroid of the first polygon inside of the multipolygon
+        building_centroid = Polygon(building["geometry"]["coordinates"][0][0]).centroid
+
+      building['properties']['centroid'] = [building_centroid.x, building_centroid.y]
+      building['properties']['district_property'] = []
+
+      target_regions = []
+      region_assigned = False
+
+      target_region = self._regions[len(self._regions) / 2]
+      while not region_assigned:
+        if building_centroid.within(Polygon(target_region['geometry']['coordinates'])):
+          region_assigned = True
+
+          break
+
+        target_region_centroid = Polygon(target_region['geometry']['coordinates']).centroid
+
+        if building_centroid.x <= target_region_centroid.x:
+          if building_centroid.y >= target_region_centroid.y:
+            regions = regions[0:len(regions) / 2]
+          elif building_centroid.y < target_region_centroid.y:
+            regions = regions[len(regions) / 2:len(regions) - 1]
+        elif building_centroid.x > target_region_centroid.x:
+          if building_centroid.y >= target_region_centroid.y:
+            regions = regions[0:len(regions) / 2]
+          elif building_centroid.y < target_region_centroid.y:
+            regions = regions[len(regions) / 2:len(regions) - 1]
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+from city_region_splitter import CityRegionSplitter
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