diff --git a/data/MANIFEST.json b/data/MANIFEST.json
index 27c0e7e7b1..f05ee870f7 100644
--- a/data/MANIFEST.json
+++ b/data/MANIFEST.json
@@ -2461,9 +2461,9 @@
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@@ -2506,9 +2506,9 @@
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     "data/system/ch/zurich/city.bin": {
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-      "compressed_size_bytes": 357426
+      "checksum": "a209c74a10aa23d23feaf25e1c057efb",
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     "data/system/ch/zurich/maps/center.bin": {
       "checksum": "c560f0906533100c3a6260457d9fdf9f",
@@ -2581,9 +2581,9 @@
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     "data/system/fr/charleville_mezieres/city.bin": {
-      "checksum": "32a65b37219b93f2391b6bfe57950480",
-      "uncompressed_size_bytes": 187433,
-      "compressed_size_bytes": 115902
+      "checksum": "29833aaa77dec950d0fd05e413d783e8",
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+      "compressed_size_bytes": 29267
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     "data/system/fr/charleville_mezieres/maps/secteur1.bin": {
       "checksum": "36eaa21ed50483932f5dfc580a8f0cd4",
@@ -2616,9 +2616,9 @@
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+      "checksum": "1928619334effd967ad2488ba34ed2c9",
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     "data/system/fr/paris/maps/center.bin": {
       "checksum": "4ff740ba65e93ac842908891417e851c",
@@ -3281,9 +3281,9 @@
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     "data/system/gb/leeds/city.bin": {
-      "checksum": "b1d557a7ffa14cda23b027fa8244353f",
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     "data/system/gb/leeds/maps/central.bin": {
       "checksum": "699a31916eee6bec07ab7b2b15e7e8f8",
@@ -3826,9 +3826,9 @@
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     "data/system/ir/tehran/city.bin": {
-      "checksum": "58ed8c751092a59a28685ab73bca10c5",
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     "data/system/ir/tehran/maps/boundary0.bin": {
       "checksum": "c7a6afa1074279b89ef82c49ab5ee854",
@@ -3951,9 +3951,9 @@
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     "data/system/us/mt_vernon/city.bin": {
-      "checksum": "173b2a66e9cdb9600e48e3c5f1506043",
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-      "compressed_size_bytes": 109013
+      "checksum": "6c1ccd19661e9bd33c55577e68f1c509",
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     "data/system/us/mt_vernon/maps/burlington.bin": {
       "checksum": "4c35286d6d4da772ecfd238c7497e0c5",
@@ -3966,9 +3966,9 @@
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     "data/system/us/nyc/city.bin": {
-      "checksum": "93f972082d026257625bd7bc10a45b63",
-      "uncompressed_size_bytes": 892706,
-      "compressed_size_bytes": 477936
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+      "compressed_size_bytes": 103469
     },
     "data/system/us/nyc/maps/downtown_brooklyn.bin": {
       "checksum": "a0dc47209daedd2896360378871fc307",
@@ -4011,9 +4011,9 @@
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     "data/system/us/seattle/city.bin": {
-      "checksum": "b147011af15d8dd38fbf9e3c90e29c7d",
-      "uncompressed_size_bytes": 3085409,
-      "compressed_size_bytes": 1952572
+      "checksum": "5e1d2c772ac15649f8b4e52ae1ad4588",
+      "uncompressed_size_bytes": 769593,
+      "compressed_size_bytes": 390647
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     "data/system/us/seattle/maps/arboretum.bin": {
       "checksum": "8aac379cc6f1f0931561cf7334f6e1b0",
diff --git a/geom/src/polygon.rs b/geom/src/polygon.rs
index 31b0429991..35a4082b36 100644
--- a/geom/src/polygon.rs
+++ b/geom/src/polygon.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use geo::algorithm::area::Area;
 use geo::algorithm::convex_hull::ConvexHull;
 use geo::algorithm::intersects::Intersects;
+use geo::algorithm::simplifyvw::SimplifyVWPreserve;
 use geo_booleanop::boolean::BooleanOp;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -544,6 +545,10 @@ impl Polygon {
         }
         Ok(results)
     }
+
+    pub fn simplify(&self, epsilon: f64) -> Polygon {
+        to_geo(self.points()).simplifyvw_preserve(&epsilon).into()
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Polygon {
diff --git a/map_model/src/city.rs b/map_model/src/city.rs
index 3a2b7aa4b1..1e1249ae8f 100644
--- a/map_model/src/city.rs
+++ b/map_model/src/city.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use geom::{GPSBounds, LonLat, Polygon, Ring};
 
 use crate::{AreaType, Map};
 
+// Hand-tuned. I think this is in units of meters?
+const POLYGON_EPSILON: f64 = 1000.0;
+
 /// A single city (like Seattle) can be broken down into multiple boundary polygons (udistrict,
 /// ballard, downtown, etc). The load map screen uses this struct to display the entire city.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ impl City {
             areas: huge_map
                 .all_areas()
                 .iter()
-                .map(|a| (a.area_type, a.polygon.clone()))
+                .map(|a| (a.area_type, a.polygon.simplify(POLYGON_EPSILON)))
                 .collect(),
             districts,
         }
@@ -99,7 +102,10 @@ impl City {
                 let pts = map.gps_bounds.convert_back(area.polygon.points());
                 // TODO Holes in the polygons get lost
                 if let Ok(ring) = Ring::new(gps_bounds.convert(&pts)) {
-                    areas.push((area.area_type, ring.into_polygon()));
+                    areas.push((
+                        area.area_type,
+                        ring.into_polygon().simplify(POLYGON_EPSILON),
+                    ));
                 }
             }
         }