Ember 1.11+:
{{#link-to "dashboard" tagName="li"}}
<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11628489/{{view.href}}">Dashboard</a>
{{/link-to}}
Ember < 1.11 (bind-attr
required):
{{#link-to "dashboard" tagName="li"}}
<a {{bind-attr href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11628489/view.href"}}>Dashboard</a>
{{/link-to}}