Elevator suspension member with protective material

An assembly comprising:

• at least one suspension member that supports an elevator car and facilitates movement of the elevator car within a hoistway;
• a jacket that encases the at least one suspension member, wherein the jacket comprises a first type of material;
• protective material that covers only pre-identified portions of the jacket, wherein the protective material comprises a second type of material different than the first type of material, and wherein the protective material comprises a layer of material that extends from one side of the at least one suspension member to an opposite side of the at least one suspension member;
• wherein the first type of material comprises a first thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer having at least a first characteristic;
• wherein the protective material comprises a cold temperature resistant jacket material, and wherein the cold temperature resistant jacket material comprises a second thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer having at least a second characteristic different than the first characteristic;
• wherein the cold temperature resistant jacket material comprises material suitable for temperatures at freezing or below −30° C.;
• and
• wherein the first characteristic comprises a first glass transition temperature and the second characteristic comprises a second glass transition temperature that is less than the first glass transition temperature.