Hudson Reporter A green light at the end of the tunnel? Hoboken to pilot traffic circulation changes to improve travel times × Traffic snarled along Jackson Street from Paterson Avenue. Photo by quiggyt4 / Shutterstock.com. In a bid to ease traffic congestion, which has become all too familiar to Hoboken’s Southwest and a headache to residents and commuters, Hoboken will pilot a new traffic pattern. The yearlong pilot aims to give drivers more “green” time while increasing on-street parking and pedestrian safety. “We are at the final stages of what has been years of trying to improve the southwest,” said John Jahr, the city’s consultant with Bright View Engineering.