In the late 1990s, the City of Toronto made plans to extend Front Street west to Dufferin Street and the Gardiner Expressway to provide additional road capacity into downtown. Dominelli and business partner Dale Martin purchased land directly in the path of the proposed extension.
In the late 1990s, the City of Toronto planned to extend Front Street westward to Dufferin Street and the Gardiner Expressway to increase road capacity in downtown. Concurrently, Dominelli and Dale Martin's business partner acquired land that would be part of the proposed expansion.