diff --git a/convert_osm/src/osm_reader.rs b/convert_osm/src/osm_reader.rs
index 776109de9d..d6e937fd15 100644
--- a/convert_osm/src/osm_reader.rs
+++ b/convert_osm/src/osm_reader.rs
@@ -329,6 +329,17 @@ fn get_area_type(tags: &BTreeMap<String, String>) -> Option<AreaType> {
     if tags.get("natural") == Some(&"water".to_string()) {
         return Some(AreaType::Water);
     }
+    // TODO These just cover up poorly inferred road geometry now. Figure out how to use these.
+    if false {
+        if tags.get("traffic_calming") == Some(&"island".to_string()) {
+            return Some(AreaType::PedestrianIsland);
+        }
+        if tags.get("highway") == Some(&"pedestrian".to_string())
+            && tags.get("area") == Some(&"yes".to_string())
+        {
+            return Some(AreaType::PedestrianIsland);
+        }
+    }
     None
 }
 
diff --git a/game/src/debug/mod.rs b/game/src/debug/mod.rs
index 47f94ba2fe..144dffa5e2 100644
--- a/game/src/debug/mod.rs
+++ b/game/src/debug/mod.rs
@@ -336,6 +336,15 @@ fn search_osm(wiz: &mut Wizard, ctx: &mut EventCtx, ui: &mut UI) -> Option<Trans
             batch.push(color, b.polygon.clone());
         }
     }
+    for a in map.all_areas() {
+        if a.osm_tags
+            .iter()
+            .any(|(k, v)| format!("{} = {}", k, v).contains(&filter))
+        {
+            ids.insert(ID::Area(a.id));
+            batch.push(color, a.polygon.clone());
+        }
+    }
 
     let results = SearchResults {
         query: filter,
diff --git a/game/src/render/area.rs b/game/src/render/area.rs
index 29e046c21c..cc25615b66 100644
--- a/game/src/render/area.rs
+++ b/game/src/render/area.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::helpers::ID;
 use crate::render::{DrawCtx, DrawOptions, Renderable};
-use ezgui::{EventCtx, GeomBatch, GfxCtx};
+use ezgui::{Color, EventCtx, GeomBatch, GfxCtx};
 use geom::Polygon;
 use map_model::{Area, AreaID, AreaType, Map};
 
@@ -9,26 +9,13 @@ pub struct DrawArea {
 }
 
 impl DrawArea {
-    pub fn new(
-        area: &Area,
-        ctx: &EventCtx,
-        all_park_areas: &mut GeomBatch,
-        all_water_areas: &mut GeomBatch,
-    ) -> DrawArea {
-        match area.area_type {
-            AreaType::Park => {
-                all_park_areas.push(
-                    ctx.canvas.texture("assets/grass_texture.png"),
-                    area.polygon.clone(),
-                );
-            }
-            AreaType::Water => {
-                all_water_areas.push(
-                    ctx.canvas.texture("assets/water_texture.png"),
-                    area.polygon.clone(),
-                );
-            }
-        }
+    pub fn new(area: &Area, ctx: &EventCtx, all_areas: &mut GeomBatch) -> DrawArea {
+        let color = match area.area_type {
+            AreaType::Park => ctx.canvas.texture("assets/grass_texture.png"),
+            AreaType::Water => ctx.canvas.texture("assets/water_texture.png"),
+            AreaType::PedestrianIsland => Color::grey(0.3),
+        };
+        all_areas.push(color, area.polygon.clone());
         DrawArea { id: area.id }
     }
 }
diff --git a/game/src/render/map.rs b/game/src/render/map.rs
index 7062827b44..4b7cae36ba 100644
--- a/game/src/render/map.rs
+++ b/game/src/render/map.rs
@@ -209,21 +209,14 @@ impl DrawMap {
         }
 
         let mut areas: Vec<DrawArea> = Vec::new();
-        let mut all_park_areas = GeomBatch::new();
-        let mut all_water_areas = GeomBatch::new();
+        let mut all_areas = GeomBatch::new();
         timer.start_iter("make DrawAreas", map.all_areas().len());
         for a in map.all_areas() {
             timer.next();
-            areas.push(DrawArea::new(
-                a,
-                ctx,
-                &mut all_park_areas,
-                &mut all_water_areas,
-            ));
+            areas.push(DrawArea::new(a, ctx, &mut all_areas));
         }
         timer.start("upload all areas");
-        all_park_areas.append(all_water_areas);
-        let draw_all_areas = ctx.prerender.upload(all_park_areas);
+        let draw_all_areas = ctx.prerender.upload(all_areas);
         timer.stop("upload all areas");
 
         let boundary_polygon = ctx.prerender.upload_borrowed(vec![(
diff --git a/map_model/src/area.rs b/map_model/src/area.rs
index 3819622714..8e94baf3ba 100644
--- a/map_model/src/area.rs
+++ b/map_model/src/area.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for AreaID {
 pub enum AreaType {
     Park,
     Water,
+    PedestrianIsland,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]