--- src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/reader/osm/HighwayHooks.java	2010-11-07 16:30:22.000000000 +0100
+++ src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/reader/osm/HighwayHooks.java	2010-11-10 18:54:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@

	private boolean makeOppositeCycleways;
	private boolean makeCycleways;
+	private boolean routePedestrianAreas;
	private String frigRoundabouts;
	private ElementSaver saver;
	private boolean linkPOIsToWays;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
			makeOppositeCycleways = props.getProperty("make-opposite-cycleways", false);
			makeCycleways = props.getProperty("make-cycleways", false);
		}
+		routePedestrianAreas = props.getProperty("route-pedestrian-areas", false);
		frigRoundabouts = props.getProperty("frig-roundabouts");
		linkPOIsToWays = props.getProperty("link-pois-to-ways", false);
		currentNodeInWay = null;
@@ -187,6 +189,29 @@
			}
		}

+		if(routePedestrianAreas && "pedestrian".equals(highway)) {
+		    String pedestrianAreaTag = way.getTag("area");
+
+		    if("yes".equals(pedestrianAreaTag)) {
+			// Add extra footway around pedestrian square for routing
+			long pedestrianId = way.getId() + CYCLEWAY_ID_OFFSET;
+
+			Way pedestrianWay = new Way(pedestrianId);
+			saver.addWay(pedestrianWay);
+			List<Coord> points = way.getPoints();
+			for(int i = 0; i < points.size(); ++i)
+			    pedestrianWay.addPoint(points.get(i));
+
+			pedestrianWay.copyTags(way);
+			if (way.getTag("name") != null) {
+			    pedestrianWay.addTag("name", way.getTag("name"));
+			}
+			pedestrianWay.addTag("area", "no");
+
+			log.info("Making routable pedestrian way from area '" + pedestrianWay.getTag("name") + "'");
+		    }
+		}
+
		if("motorway".equals(highway) || "trunk".equals(highway))
			motorways.add(way);
	}