This is a minimal Meteor app. You go to an option by its link. Or use the select. It's the same. See: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/meteor-talk/b1BAUN50zQg

redirect_on_dep.html

<template name="index">
  {{#each list}}<a href="{{pathFor 'select'}}">{{text}}</a><br>{{/each}}
</template>

<template name="select">
  <a href="/">Home</a> -
  <a href="/ex2">Select ex2</a>
  <br><br>
  <select>{{#each list}}
    <option value="{{id}}" {{#if selected id}}selected{{/if}}>{{text}}</option>
  {{/each}}</select>
  <br><br>
  currentText: <code>{{currentText}}</code>
</template>

redirect_on_dep.js

Router.map(function() {
  var rerun = false
  this.route('index', { path: '/' })
  this.route('select', { path: '/:id',
    before: function() {
      var id = Session.get("current")
      if (rerun) {
        var path = Router.path('select', {id: id})
        if (id && this.params.id != id) this.redirect(path)
      }
      else Session.set("current", this.params.id)
    },
    unload: function() { rerun = false },
    after: function() { rerun = true },
  })
})

var list = [ 
  {id: "ex1", text: "First option"}, 
  {id: "ex2", text: "Second option"},
  {id: "other", text: "Other option"},
]

Template.index.list = list

Template.select.list = list

Template.select.currentText = function() {
  var id = Session.get("current")
  var record = _.find(list, function(elem) { return elem.id == id })
  return record && record.text
}

Template.select.selected = function(id) {
  return id == Session.get("current")
}

Template.select.events({
  'change select': function(e) {
    Session.set("current", $(e.target).val())
  }
})