Resumen
Creating competitive municipalities, as well as other entities, requires the ability of modern and innovative management, leading to the formation and transformation ofknowledge into new products, technologies or services. These skills decide today about the success of the market. Innovative transport solutions constitute a source of socio-economic development of not only municipalities but also the region and the country. This is particularly important during the intensive extension of an existing transport system and mounting congestion and increasingly growing environmental pollution. The author?s own research on Polish municipalities has shown how local authorities perceive the innovation and perform transport investments in this context.