A belt and sheave assembly for an elevator system, comprising: a sheave; and a belt including: a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt; and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members, the jacket defining a side of the belt configured to interface with the sheave; characterized in that: the sheave includes a plurality of tracking grooves laterally spaced across a sheave width; the belt includes: a plurality of tracking features extending from the side of the belt, the plurality of tracking features laterally spaced across the belt width; wherein each tracking feature is configured to be received in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves; and wherein each tension member is laterally offset from each of the tracking features of the plurality of tracking features; and the sheave includes: a debris channel disposed in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves, defining a radially inwardmost extent of the tracking groove; and wherein: a sheave surface is defined between adjacent tracking grooves of the plurality of tracking grooves; and a tracking feature gap is defined between adjacent tracking features, and wherein each tension member of the plurality of tension members is located over a sheave surface of the plurality of sheave surfaces. a sheave; and a belt including: a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt; and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members, the jacket defining a side of the belt configured to interface with the sheave; a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt; and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members, the jacket defining a side of the belt configured to interface with the sheave; characterized in that: the sheave includes a plurality of tracking grooves laterally spaced across a sheave width; the belt includes: a plurality of tracking features extending from the side of the belt, the plurality of tracking features laterally spaced across the belt width; wherein each tracking feature is configured to be received in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves; and wherein each tension member is laterally offset from each of the tracking features of the plurality of tracking features; and the sheave includes: a debris channel disposed in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves, defining a radially inwardmost extent of the tracking groove; and wherein: a sheave surface is defined between adjacent tracking grooves of the plurality of tracking grooves; and a tracking feature gap is defined between adjacent tracking features, and wherein each tension member of the plurality of tension members is located over a sheave surface of the plurality of sheave surfaces. the sheave includes a plurality of tracking grooves laterally spaced across a sheave width; the belt includes: a plurality of tracking features extending from the side of the belt, the plurality of tracking features laterally spaced across the belt width; wherein each tracking feature is configured to be received in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves; and wherein each tension member is laterally offset from each of the tracking features of the plurality of tracking features; and a plurality of tracking features extending from the side of the belt, the plurality of tracking features laterally spaced across the belt width; wherein each tracking feature is configured to be received in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves; and wherein each tension member is laterally offset from each of the tracking features of the plurality of tracking features; and the sheave includes: a debris channel disposed in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves, defining a radially inwardmost extent of the tracking groove; and wherein: a sheave surface is defined between adjacent tracking grooves of the plurality of tracking grooves; and a tracking feature gap is defined between adjacent tracking features, and wherein each tension member of the plurality of tension members is located over a sheave surface of the plurality of sheave surfaces. a debris channel disposed in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves, defining a radially inwardmost extent of the tracking groove; and wherein: a sheave surface is defined between adjacent tracking grooves of the plurality of tracking grooves; and a tracking feature gap is defined between adjacent tracking features, and wherein each tension member of the plurality of tension members is located over a sheave surface of the plurality of sheave surfaces. a sheave surface is defined between adjacent tracking grooves of the plurality of tracking grooves; and a tracking feature gap is defined between adjacent tracking features, and wherein each tension member of the plurality of tension members is located over a sheave surface of the plurality of sheave surfaces.