New Western Planner Archive Released

For over 45 years, The Western Planner has provided news, information, and articles relevant to planners in the Western United States. As part of Western Planner’s mission to be a resource for planners in the West, we are pleased to offer all WP articles published since 1980 FOR FREE. With information and applied articles, we encourage you to scan through the archive.

This new archive is indexed by date and issues are searchable by topic. It is also optimized for mobile devices, enabling those easy 3am Western Planner fixes.

Navigation on the archive is straightforward. Simply select the decade you want to view, then click on the year. Return to top buttons are on the right side of the screen on each year, for ease of navigation.

In addition, we’ve partnered with several Western universities to ensure the print versions are kept for future Western Planners. The Western Planner issues are available (1990–2016) at the following university libraries:
J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, Special Collections
Las Cruces Zuhl Library at New Mexico State University, General Collection
Montana State University, Bozeman Library Annex (1991–2016)

We are reliant on donations from fellow planners and partners like you. Please consider donating online today.

Paul MoberlyQ3, 2026