arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 28

Toward Equitable Low-Carbon Mobility: Fairness-Aware Demand Prediction for Expanding Bike-Sharing Systems

The paper introduces FairGIN, a fairness-aware graph neural network designed to predict demand for expanding bike‑sharing systems while addressing cold‑start challenges and equity concerns. It combines expansion‑simulated incremental training, attention‑based knowledge transfer, and income‑stratified regularization to improve predictive accuracy and reduce income‑based disparities. Experiments on NYC and Seattle show that FairGIN outperforms existing methods and supports more inclusive station placement without sacrificing overall efficiency.

By Man Luo, Yixuan Zhao